Living next to a ‘neighbour from hell’
A Rynfield resident has been living next door to a “neighbour from hell” for the past three years.
According to the resident, who asked to be anonymous, the neighbour plays music from early in the afternoon to the wee hours of the morning.
She added that the music is so loud that she hears the lyrics word for word, and that her windows literally shake.
“I have asked him to stop, or at least to turn his music softer, but all I get from him is an attitude and snotty comments.
“Every time I call the police they come and reprimand him, but as soon as they drive off he continues playing his music,” said the resident.
Lieut Nomsa Sekele, of the SAPS, urged community members to contact the EMPD or SAPS if they are faced with such a situation.
She added that Ekurhuleni by-laws do not make provision for music to be switched off at a specific time.
According to Sekele, the EMPD by-laws, according to the Gauteng Provincial Gazette No 39, dated 2003-02-12 Notice No 208/2003 Section 42(4), state that it is an offence to play music which may be heard in the street or public place without the council’s written consent, and the person can be fined R1 500.
Section 42(5) states that it is an offence to disturb the peace in a street or public place, or on private premises, and a fine of R1 000 is applicable.
